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The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a gunman in response to the shooting death of an 18-year-old last week. The victim, 18-year-old Jose Tovar-Campuzano, was shot at a residence on Rooks Road in Winder on November 4. According to the sheriff’s office, Tovar-Campuzano was trying to moderate an argument between two individuals, one of which…

Only a day after Georgia’s 13-7 victory over in-state rival Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia announced that head football coach Mark Richt would be stepping down following the Bulldogs bowl game. On Monday morning, both Richt and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity took the podium to answer questions about the decision…

By Savannah Brock On Sunday Nov. 29 Dawg Nation was rocked from its core. It was announced that Georgia head coach Mark Richt had stepped down after 15 years. Fans, alumni, players past and present took to social media to express their feelings on Richt’s departure. Grady Newsource has social media posts from Nov. 29.…

By Savannah Brock On Sunday Nov. 29, The University of Georgia released a statement on football head coach Mark Richt stepping down. Below is the statement on behalf of athletic director Greg McGarity: “Coach Richt and I met Sunday morning to discuss the status of our football program, said UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics…

Athens, GA–Take a good look at these images. This is the horrifying scene that took place on Saturday morning at the SunTrust Bank on Atlanta Highway. The Gunman, who was dressed in all black, points a gun to an employee lying on the floor. A mask, gloves, and blue jeans are what the robber used…

Athens, GA–Take a look at the intensity as Keith Marshall stumbles while going for the ball at the UGA vs. Tennessee game this past Saturday. This adds 4 more players to the list of injured UGA players, and it’s time for the newbies to fill their big shoes. Many fans are worried that this may…

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Old attitudes still cast shadow over HIV fight
By Victoria Knight
Georgia Health News | May 2017
"The 'H' stands for human, not homosexual," says Frank Tant, as he perches on the edge of a worn brown couch in the main room at the AIDS Resource Council in Rome. He's talking about the 'H' in human immunodeficiency virus, identified more than 30 years ago as the cause of AIDS. The disease itself had been recognized only a few years before.

Report: Charity clinic helps more than its patients
By Jim Lichtenwalter
Georgia Health News | June 2017
A report by University of Georgia researchers shows that an Athens-area charitable health clinic is helping to reduce the number of unnecessary ER visits.The report examined 185 new patients who began receiving health care from the Mercy Health Center from Feb. 1 to July 31, 2015, and continued to do so for at least a year and a half.